Description
Deep in the woods of Maine, the Revolutionary War is still fresh in settlers' minds as a young man named Peter Loon sets off at his mother's urging to find a mysterious person. Peter, who has never been away from his home, quickly falls into a series of startling entanglements. He befriends a nomadic parson with a seafaring past and whose humble intelligence and steady head prove useful, especially when the two find themselves in the middle of a bitter land battle. Crisscrossing between the two sides, Peter and Parson Leach tread the razor-thin line between law and justice. With the inimitable storytelling, exquisitely etched characters, and gentle humor that make Reid such a master, Peter Loon is a breathtaking tale of high adventure and great humility.
About the Author
Van Reid's family has lived in Edgecomb, Maine, since the 1800s. Reid was a long-time bookseller and lives with his wife and children in a house Reid and his brother built on their family's land. He also wrote a series of novels about the Moosepath League which take place in the late 1800s on coastal Maine.
Reviews
A polished master of the cozy, with characters as colorful as all get-out. * The New York Times *
Return with Reid to a less cynical age. Reid's impersonation of a late-Enlightenment novelist is persuasive, and Peter himself is engagingly picaresque. * The Instrumentalist *
Reid's one-man campaign to resurrect the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novel is a campaign well worth enlisting in. Don't miss Peter Loon. [starred review] * Kirkus *
Reid has an excellent sense of dramatic situation, draws shrewd characters, and makes good use of suspense. Writing with power, restraint, and light comic touch, he keeps a surprise till the last. [starred review] * Booklist *
Hopeful . . . a gentle and engaging reminder that America is more than a nation of individuals; it is also a nation of ideas. * Bangor Daily News *
Van Reid's latest is sure to enlarge his circle of admirers. * Baltimore Sun *
Book Information
ISBN 9781608935307
Author Van Reid
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Down East Books,U.S.
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 381g
Dimensions(mm) 205mm * 130mm * 24mm
About the Author
Van Reid's family has lived in Edgecomb, Maine, since the 1800s. Reid was a long-time bookseller and lives with his wife and children in a house Reid and his brother built on their family's land. He also wrote a series of novels about the Moosepath League which take place in the late 1800s on coastal Maine.
Reviews
A polished master of the cozy, with characters as colorful as all get-out. * The New York Times *
Return with Reid to a less cynical age. Reid's impersonation of a late-Enlightenment novelist is persuasive, and Peter himself is engagingly picaresque. * The Instrumentalist *
Reid's one-man campaign to resurrect the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century novel is a campaign well worth enlisting in. Don't miss Peter Loon. [starred review] * Kirkus *
Reid has an excellent sense of dramatic situation, draws shrewd characters, and makes good use of suspense. Writing with power, restraint, and light comic touch, he keeps a surprise till the last. [starred review] * Booklist *
Hopeful . . . a gentle and engaging reminder that America is more than a nation of individuals; it is also a nation of ideas. * Bangor Daily News *
Van Reid's latest is sure to enlarge his circle of admirers. * Baltimore Sun *
Book Information
ISBN 9781608935307
Author Van Reid
Format Paperback
Page Count 320
Imprint Down East Books,U.S.
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 381g
Dimensions(mm) 205mm * 130mm * 24mm
